All That You Can't Leave Behind
Chapter 1- New Beginnings
Disclaimer: Disclaimer: We don't own Gilmore Girls or any of its affiliates. We are merely making our own creation of their story. We also don't own Rooney or the movie Flashdance.
Author's Note: This is my name but my friend Danielle and I are co-writing this story. This is pretty much AU cause Danielle and I, Robin, are in it. We also have added Ephram from Everwood purely for a love interest for Danielle. This takes place at Yale and the pairings are Jess/Rory. Tristan is in this story though.
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Danielle looked over her half-empty room one more time. She always knew this day would come of course, but just never expected she would care so much. She was leaving her house, the only place she had called a home her entire life, leaving Massachusetts forever. She never could imagine High School would ever come to an end, and now her memories of High School always followed in tears. But she wasn't leaving all of her friends. In fact her best friend Robin would be rooming with her, they made sure of that before they even started considering the classes they would take at Yale. There would be one other girl rooming with them named Rory Gilmore. Danielle hoped that the tearful end to High School would lead to happy new beginnings at Yale.
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Robin put the last of her boxes into the car, and slammed the trunk shut. She looked at her house and sighed she knew it would be too long before she would see it again. She smiled as her parents came out to kiss her goodbye, her mom starting to cry, and her father telling her mom that it wouldn't be long before they saw her again, while he himself wiping away a tear from the corner of his eye. After a long tearful goodbye Robin left to see if Danielle was set to go. Robin allowed herself a quick cry before reaching Danielle's house. She laughed as she saw Danielle attempting to fit about 25 boxes in her car.
"Hey," said Danielle waving to Robin as she stepped out of her car.
"Hey hey, I see you're having a little trouble fitting everything. "
"Hah," said Danielle attempting to sit on the trunk in an attempt to keep it down, "actually I think we need to split soon before my mom breaks down again."
"Oh yes," said Robin, "I had a run in with the parents being all emotional, never expected it from my parents." She said laughing to herself.
"Okay all set to go!" said Danielle finally forcing the trunk down. Then Danielle's mom burst through the door.
"My baby!" she said, "All grown up and going to college!" she grabbed for Danielle and threw her hands around her, "I can remember when you were just a little girl! Oh you were such a cute baby."
"Okay mom" said Danielle breaking from her Moms grasp, "As much as I would love to take a trip down memory lane I have to go! But I promise I will call you tonight."
"You swear?!" said her mom, Danielle's Dad rolled her eyes and patted her on the shoulder.
"You better get going" he said and waved goodbye to her and Robin as they hopped into their cars. Danielle was driving her red 2004 Nissan Skyline, the car that her parents brought back for her after she begged them to get it while they were in Japan on business. And Robin drove a black 2004 BMW M5 convertible; she had a love for German cars. As they sped off onto the highway they both looked sadly at the sign said "Exiting Wellesley".
*****
"Whew" said Danielle putting down what seemed like the hundredth box she had carried up to her and Robin's dorm.
"I wonder when the other girl is coming," said Robin thoughtfully, remembering the letter she had received a week ago claiming that three people would be rooming in their dorm.
"Well right now all I am concerned with is meeting some hott boys," said Danielle with a sly look in her eyes, "I wonder if these dorms are co-ed?"
"Danielle, don't get any ideas yet," said Robin laughing at Danielle. Both the girls turned as they heard the doorknob turn.
"I don't care what you say an hour is WAY to long to go without coffee," said a woman that looked about 28.
"Mom there is a Starbucks right down the street," said a girl Robin and Danielle's age following behind the woman.
"You sure you want to do this?" said the mom, "I mean we could always run off and start our careers as female welders like in "Flashdance!" I even have a few cut-off sweatshirts!"
"Mom I will be fine," said the girl holding her mother by the shoulders and shaking her in a desperate attempt to calm her down, "besides your scaring my roommates" said the girl looking at the two confused looking girls holding boxes in the middle of the room.
"Well hello, girls," said the mother looking them over, she nodded approvingly as she took note of Danielle's "The Clash" t-shirt, "you guys should get along well, if you're not a typical Yale students, as I get the impression from your t-shirt and your massive pile of CDs." She looked over at the pile about to fall over in the corner of the room.
"Mom, leave, I will be okay" said the girl reassuringly, "Besides I am seeing you on Saturday, that is what 5 days from now, think you can bear 5 days alone?"
"Perhaps," said her mother, "Okay I will leave you girls now I love you honey," she said wiping a tear from her eye. "Damn I promised I wouldn't do this."
"Bye mom I love you!' said the girl hugging her mom.
"Bye girls," said the mother.
"Bye," said Danielle and Robin in unison. The mother closed the door slowly and looked quite sad saying goodbye to her daughter.
"Hey I'm Rory," said the girl.
"I'm Robin," said Robin extending her hand.
"And I'm Danielle" said Danielle waving. She looked at the girl that was apparently their roommate. She had long brown hair and bright blue eyes and looked young for her age, kind of like Danielle. "So. you guys hungry as I am?" said Danielle looking at Robin and Rory.
"Yah I am starved," said Rory.
"Mmmm. definitely need to refuel," said Robin yawning.
"So I heard there's a Starbucks around here, so let's head off," said Danielle grabbing her coat and heading out the door.
*****
Robin, Danielle and Rory all walked into the Starbucks that was located just outside the campus. As they entered Robin noticed a table that had three boys sitting at it. One had black wavy hair and had pale skin, and was wearing a faded jean jacket. Another had dark brown and purple dyed hair, was wearing a black t-shirt, and had shockingly green eyes. And the one that really caught Robin's attention was a blonde boy that had wicked blue eyes and a playful look in his eyes. Danielle seemed to notice the boys to because her eyes widened and she elbowed Robin in the ribs. Rory had been too distracted by the smell of food.
"Oh my god, caffeine," said Danielle flocking towards the counter. After they ordered they sat down in a corner. The boys seemed to take notice and one of them stirred.
"Rory?" said two of the boys in unison. It was the blonde boy and the boy with the jean jacket.
"Jess... Tristan?!" said Rory confused. "I thought you were taking a year off before Yale Jess. And Tristan I thought you were in military school."
"I was," said Tristan looking at the Danielle and Robin. "But my grandfather said he would rather have me go to college than stay in the army."
"And I decided I just wanted to get college over with," said Jess looking down at his feet.
"So in other words Luke said if you don't go he'll hurt you." said Rory laughing.
"Yah pretty much," said Jess. The other boy that had been sitting at the table came up behind the two boys. "This is Ephram by the way" said Jess looking back at Ephram.
"Hey," said Ephram, directing his attention towards Danielle. She was wearing a brown American Eagle fur-trimmed jacket and vintage-washed jeans. Her straight brown hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail and she had a good tan and attractive features, she held a cappuccino in her hands and was periodically sipping it. Ephram also noticed a Robin who was sitting next to her. She had on a green pleated skirt and a black tank top with a white jacket and had a green messenger hat on. She had blonde hair and pretty blue green eyes. She was focusing her attention on the blonde boy.
"How do you know Jess?" asked Tristan.
"He's Luke's nephew," said Rory, "and Jess Tristan used to go to Chilton, and has apparently matured."
"Well not totally Mary," said Tristan mischievously.
"Oh sorry" said Rory turning to face Robin and Danielle, "This is Robin and Danielle, my roommates."
"Hey," said Robin.
"Hello" said Danielle, yawning and stretching. She was looking at Jess. *Not to bad* she thought to herself. *I met a hott guy without even trying! * "Well we should probably head back and start unpacking."
"Need some help?" asked Tristan.
"Yah we're already unpacked," said Jess "and we've got nothing better to do."
"Sounds good," said Robin.
*****
"Jesus who has all of these boxes in this little room?" said Ephram looking into Danielle's room.
"Oh, hah that would be me," said Danielle raising her hand, "It's all just clothes," said Danielle looking at Robin and laughing.
"And I assume these CD's are yours as well?" said Jess.
"Nope that would be Robin and my collection," said Danielle.
"Some good stuff here," said Tristan.
"Yah, here," said Robin tossing Tristan the Rooney CD. He put it into the CD player and Blue Side blasted from the speakers, "I love this CD."
"Me too" said Rory. Jess was looking at Rory. *God I have missed her*. He sat down on the couch next to her.
"Well we got to go," said Tristan. "We'll catch you guys tomorrow?" he questioned the girls.
"Yah we'll see you," said Rory.
"See you later," said Danielle. *This has certainly turned out to be more interesting than I thought.*
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Author's Note: Hey guys! Why don't you do a little reviewing and make the authors happy! :]
Chapter 1- New Beginnings
Disclaimer: Disclaimer: We don't own Gilmore Girls or any of its affiliates. We are merely making our own creation of their story. We also don't own Rooney or the movie Flashdance.
Author's Note: This is my name but my friend Danielle and I are co-writing this story. This is pretty much AU cause Danielle and I, Robin, are in it. We also have added Ephram from Everwood purely for a love interest for Danielle. This takes place at Yale and the pairings are Jess/Rory. Tristan is in this story though.
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Danielle looked over her half-empty room one more time. She always knew this day would come of course, but just never expected she would care so much. She was leaving her house, the only place she had called a home her entire life, leaving Massachusetts forever. She never could imagine High School would ever come to an end, and now her memories of High School always followed in tears. But she wasn't leaving all of her friends. In fact her best friend Robin would be rooming with her, they made sure of that before they even started considering the classes they would take at Yale. There would be one other girl rooming with them named Rory Gilmore. Danielle hoped that the tearful end to High School would lead to happy new beginnings at Yale.
*****
Robin put the last of her boxes into the car, and slammed the trunk shut. She looked at her house and sighed she knew it would be too long before she would see it again. She smiled as her parents came out to kiss her goodbye, her mom starting to cry, and her father telling her mom that it wouldn't be long before they saw her again, while he himself wiping away a tear from the corner of his eye. After a long tearful goodbye Robin left to see if Danielle was set to go. Robin allowed herself a quick cry before reaching Danielle's house. She laughed as she saw Danielle attempting to fit about 25 boxes in her car.
"Hey," said Danielle waving to Robin as she stepped out of her car.
"Hey hey, I see you're having a little trouble fitting everything. "
"Hah," said Danielle attempting to sit on the trunk in an attempt to keep it down, "actually I think we need to split soon before my mom breaks down again."
"Oh yes," said Robin, "I had a run in with the parents being all emotional, never expected it from my parents." She said laughing to herself.
"Okay all set to go!" said Danielle finally forcing the trunk down. Then Danielle's mom burst through the door.
"My baby!" she said, "All grown up and going to college!" she grabbed for Danielle and threw her hands around her, "I can remember when you were just a little girl! Oh you were such a cute baby."
"Okay mom" said Danielle breaking from her Moms grasp, "As much as I would love to take a trip down memory lane I have to go! But I promise I will call you tonight."
"You swear?!" said her mom, Danielle's Dad rolled her eyes and patted her on the shoulder.
"You better get going" he said and waved goodbye to her and Robin as they hopped into their cars. Danielle was driving her red 2004 Nissan Skyline, the car that her parents brought back for her after she begged them to get it while they were in Japan on business. And Robin drove a black 2004 BMW M5 convertible; she had a love for German cars. As they sped off onto the highway they both looked sadly at the sign said "Exiting Wellesley".
*****
"Whew" said Danielle putting down what seemed like the hundredth box she had carried up to her and Robin's dorm.
"I wonder when the other girl is coming," said Robin thoughtfully, remembering the letter she had received a week ago claiming that three people would be rooming in their dorm.
"Well right now all I am concerned with is meeting some hott boys," said Danielle with a sly look in her eyes, "I wonder if these dorms are co-ed?"
"Danielle, don't get any ideas yet," said Robin laughing at Danielle. Both the girls turned as they heard the doorknob turn.
"I don't care what you say an hour is WAY to long to go without coffee," said a woman that looked about 28.
"Mom there is a Starbucks right down the street," said a girl Robin and Danielle's age following behind the woman.
"You sure you want to do this?" said the mom, "I mean we could always run off and start our careers as female welders like in "Flashdance!" I even have a few cut-off sweatshirts!"
"Mom I will be fine," said the girl holding her mother by the shoulders and shaking her in a desperate attempt to calm her down, "besides your scaring my roommates" said the girl looking at the two confused looking girls holding boxes in the middle of the room.
"Well hello, girls," said the mother looking them over, she nodded approvingly as she took note of Danielle's "The Clash" t-shirt, "you guys should get along well, if you're not a typical Yale students, as I get the impression from your t-shirt and your massive pile of CDs." She looked over at the pile about to fall over in the corner of the room.
"Mom, leave, I will be okay" said the girl reassuringly, "Besides I am seeing you on Saturday, that is what 5 days from now, think you can bear 5 days alone?"
"Perhaps," said her mother, "Okay I will leave you girls now I love you honey," she said wiping a tear from her eye. "Damn I promised I wouldn't do this."
"Bye mom I love you!' said the girl hugging her mom.
"Bye girls," said the mother.
"Bye," said Danielle and Robin in unison. The mother closed the door slowly and looked quite sad saying goodbye to her daughter.
"Hey I'm Rory," said the girl.
"I'm Robin," said Robin extending her hand.
"And I'm Danielle" said Danielle waving. She looked at the girl that was apparently their roommate. She had long brown hair and bright blue eyes and looked young for her age, kind of like Danielle. "So. you guys hungry as I am?" said Danielle looking at Robin and Rory.
"Yah I am starved," said Rory.
"Mmmm. definitely need to refuel," said Robin yawning.
"So I heard there's a Starbucks around here, so let's head off," said Danielle grabbing her coat and heading out the door.
*****
Robin, Danielle and Rory all walked into the Starbucks that was located just outside the campus. As they entered Robin noticed a table that had three boys sitting at it. One had black wavy hair and had pale skin, and was wearing a faded jean jacket. Another had dark brown and purple dyed hair, was wearing a black t-shirt, and had shockingly green eyes. And the one that really caught Robin's attention was a blonde boy that had wicked blue eyes and a playful look in his eyes. Danielle seemed to notice the boys to because her eyes widened and she elbowed Robin in the ribs. Rory had been too distracted by the smell of food.
"Oh my god, caffeine," said Danielle flocking towards the counter. After they ordered they sat down in a corner. The boys seemed to take notice and one of them stirred.
"Rory?" said two of the boys in unison. It was the blonde boy and the boy with the jean jacket.
"Jess... Tristan?!" said Rory confused. "I thought you were taking a year off before Yale Jess. And Tristan I thought you were in military school."
"I was," said Tristan looking at the Danielle and Robin. "But my grandfather said he would rather have me go to college than stay in the army."
"And I decided I just wanted to get college over with," said Jess looking down at his feet.
"So in other words Luke said if you don't go he'll hurt you." said Rory laughing.
"Yah pretty much," said Jess. The other boy that had been sitting at the table came up behind the two boys. "This is Ephram by the way" said Jess looking back at Ephram.
"Hey," said Ephram, directing his attention towards Danielle. She was wearing a brown American Eagle fur-trimmed jacket and vintage-washed jeans. Her straight brown hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail and she had a good tan and attractive features, she held a cappuccino in her hands and was periodically sipping it. Ephram also noticed a Robin who was sitting next to her. She had on a green pleated skirt and a black tank top with a white jacket and had a green messenger hat on. She had blonde hair and pretty blue green eyes. She was focusing her attention on the blonde boy.
"How do you know Jess?" asked Tristan.
"He's Luke's nephew," said Rory, "and Jess Tristan used to go to Chilton, and has apparently matured."
"Well not totally Mary," said Tristan mischievously.
"Oh sorry" said Rory turning to face Robin and Danielle, "This is Robin and Danielle, my roommates."
"Hey," said Robin.
"Hello" said Danielle, yawning and stretching. She was looking at Jess. *Not to bad* she thought to herself. *I met a hott guy without even trying! * "Well we should probably head back and start unpacking."
"Need some help?" asked Tristan.
"Yah we're already unpacked," said Jess "and we've got nothing better to do."
"Sounds good," said Robin.
*****
"Jesus who has all of these boxes in this little room?" said Ephram looking into Danielle's room.
"Oh, hah that would be me," said Danielle raising her hand, "It's all just clothes," said Danielle looking at Robin and laughing.
"And I assume these CD's are yours as well?" said Jess.
"Nope that would be Robin and my collection," said Danielle.
"Some good stuff here," said Tristan.
"Yah, here," said Robin tossing Tristan the Rooney CD. He put it into the CD player and Blue Side blasted from the speakers, "I love this CD."
"Me too" said Rory. Jess was looking at Rory. *God I have missed her*. He sat down on the couch next to her.
"Well we got to go," said Tristan. "We'll catch you guys tomorrow?" he questioned the girls.
"Yah we'll see you," said Rory.
"See you later," said Danielle. *This has certainly turned out to be more interesting than I thought.*
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Author's Note: Hey guys! Why don't you do a little reviewing and make the authors happy! :]